The George Hotel, George Street, Hailsham.

WD/2002/0117/LBListed Building ConsentRefused

Proposal

CHANGE OF USE OF PARTS OF EXISTING PUBLIC HOUSE TO OFFICES AND OUTBUILDINGS TO SELF-CONTAINED OFFICES AND WORKSHOPS. CONSTRUCTION OF THREE-STOREY BLOCK OF FIFTEEN APARTMENTS.

Received: 17 January 2002
Decided: 14 March 2002 · Refusal
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Wealden District Council

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

ReceivedSubmitted17 Jan
ValidatedValidated17 Jan
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided14 Mar

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Wealden84% of heritage applications approved

This is a heritage application for a change of use at THE GEORGE HOTEL, GEORGE STREET, HAILSHAM.. Wealden has handled 842 applications of this type and approves 88% of them, typically deciding them in 81 days. This one was decided in 56 days, 4 weeks quicker than Wealden's median. The site is in the Hailsham conservation area, with 16 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address.

Application Details

Reference

WD/2002/0117/LB

Address

THE GEORGE HOTEL, GEORGE STREET, HAILSHAM.

Local Authority

Wealden

Application Type

Listed Building Consent

Scale / Size

Small

Decision Status

Rejected

Current Status

Decision Issued

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received

17 January 2002

Consultation Expiry

12 February 2002

Date Decided

14 March 2002

Date Validated

17 January 2002

Date Submitted

17 January 2002

Committee Meeting

14 March 2002

Planning Decision

Decision

Refusal

Decided By

Delegated

Publicity

Site Notice End

12 February 2002

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents

Coordinates

50.862064, 0.259620

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Wealden

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Associated applications

2002
17 Jan
CHANGE OF USE OF PART OF EXISTING PUBLIC HOUSE TO OFFICES AND OUTBUILDINGS TO SELF-CONTAINED…
RefusedFullFiled alongsideWD/2002/0116/F
2002
17 Jan
CHANGE OF USE OF PARTS OF EXISTING PUBLIC HOUSE TO OFFICES AND OUTBUILDINGS TO SELF-CONTAINED OFFICES AND…
This applicationRefusedListed building consentWD/2002/0117/LB

Planning history at this site

4 other applications at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Hailsham Consevation AreaPart of the site
Listed building: Grade II: The George HotelOn this site · +5 more
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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